Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-03-12

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by Augustus Montague Toplady with de
signs by Miss Humphrey; abide With
Me" by Henry Francis Lyle with de.
signs by Miss Humphrey From thu
same firm (same publishers also
we have also four large quarto volumes il
paper covers. in rich tints, heavy, richly
embossed in imitation of Russia leather
and emblazoned in gold, with titles in
quaint design. Like the smaller books
| the leaves are held to place by knots o.
ribbon. The leaves are also of the same
heavy paper, rich, creamy and satin fin
ished, while the edges are heavily gilt
The engrayings are of wood of the finest
character known to the art, exquisite in
their finish. The titles of these volumes
each held in neat box, are Arise, My
Soul An Easter Hymn" by Sarah
Flower Adams (author of Nearer, Ny
| God, to Thee ": 9 Gladness Of Easter,
being selections from the poets Message
of the Bluebird,' by Irene Z. Jerome
" See the Land Her Easter Keeping 9
poem by Charles Kingsley. No one car
go amiss of rich souvenirs of the glad Easter
season, if any one of these eight are Sc
lected. Richer examples of fine printing il
has not been our fortune to see anywhere
at any time.
The Century for March Century Com.
pany, New York; is an especially full
number, and illustrated with remarkable
| profuseness and richness. The Lincoln
papers continue, the new serial by George
w. Cable, and, in addition, Frank Stock
tons serial Mrs. Van Rensselaer's Ca
thedral Churches of England ]. R. G.
Hassard's Camping Out in California,
John T. Stoddard's Composite Photo
graphy, Charles +. Benjamin's 8 Recol-
| lections Of Secretary Stanton" w. F. Til
let's The White Man of the New
South. Joel Benton's Dakota; Mem
oranda on the Civil War" by General
rem. H. w. Taylor poem and George T.
Smith, There are other papers of high
value, but too many for us to catalogue
here. The Topics Of the Times depart
ment is strong and rich in vigorous papers
on topics of living present interests, fol
instance, 1.-THE New North, y The Voting
Power of ignorance The "Open Let
tersn experimentation subjects by a;
many writers Bric-a-Brac,n are replete
with light and pleasant efforts.
The North American Review fol-
March g East Fourteenth street, n. Y. is al
hand. Mr. Rice has been fortunate in hav.
ing so many papers of the first order to
choose from, as sthe extended contents o
! this number proves The leading essays
are Some Interrogation Po;;...ss, u Robt
c. Ingersoll; why Am l a Baptist p
| Thomas Armitage, d. D., Ii. D.; Drury':
Bluff and Petersburg, Gen. G.. 7. BeauTe
gard " Our King in Dress Coat Moncur,
D. Conway "a Letter on Prayer thu
Duke of Argyll, comments by Cora Linz
Daniels; Modern Feudalism,i James F
Hudson: Some Unpublished War Let
| tiers. Generals Grant, Halleck, f. ?
Blair and Admiral Porter, addressed t
Gen. w. T. Sherman, Secretary Chase
Our Inequalities of Suffrage j. Chestel
| Lyman Constitutional Reform in New
York. George Bliss; A Rejoinder t
General Beauregard,' Rear-Admiral w. r
Taylor " Working Women Ida NJ. Var
Etten The South in the Union Army.
A. P. Morey Mr. Conway's Dress Goa
King c. H T. Coils The Best Works
of False Faiths, A. G. Bowen Curren
American Literature
The Epoch is a new candidate fol
popular favor 1t is a quarto-weekly is
sued at New York. and devoted to politics
literature, science and art II is finely
printed paper, in clear, large type, on solic
and well finished paper. We like the vigor
freedom and aggressive style of the paper
1t promises to be free-lance in popular
debate, but still a Just Judge. The fourth
number has this table of contents
| which will give fair idea of the
field the review proposes TO occupy
Editorial Comments; How to Reduce
the SURPLUS views of John Jay Knox
Jesse Seligman, Chas. n. Fry. F. D. TAP.
pen, The Earthquake in the Riviera
Prof. \ s. Shaler: The Note of Fashion,
II. c. Merwin. THE Silent Revelation in
England c. l.. Brace; g The Hall-Room,
NJ. G. Humphreys; A Sale of Town Lots :
Thomas Dunn English; The Drama,
(notes of the week.; Music (operettaS
and operas.
The Atlantic Monthly for March
tHouyhton. Mifiin q Co.. Boston), pre-
sents this table Of contents in addition &c
the editorials and reviews Fancy OF
Fact p James Russell Lowell Theophile
Gautiern James Breck Perkins; The
Lady from Maine" Lawrence SAKE Low
Tide on Grand-Pre, Bliss Carman Curl
osities of Criticism. Agnes Repplier
:" The Second Son. NJ. o. W. Oliphant and
T. B. Aldrich Blindfold, Andrew He'd
brooke. Our Hundred Days in Europe,
Oliver Wendell Holmes; F" The Hippolytos
of Euripides, William Cranston Lawton
q Come Back. Dear Days = Louise Chan
dler Moulton 8 Paul Patoff" F. Marion
Crawford. I4ongfellow's Art. H. E
Scudde-
The Tribune Almanac for 1887 is q;
hand, and fully maintains the high Teptt.
tation this series of publications has ac-
quired for marked excellence and relia-
bilitv. The present issue covers 100 pages
and among the topics treated are: Con
gressional legislation, full data concerning
the political parties and elections, lists OF
Government officials and agents, eonstitu-
tional amendments of the States. postal
data, tables of finances, revenue statistics,
imports and exports, etc. 1t may be pro
cured for 30 cents by addressing The Tri6-
itne, New York.
The Current Current Publishing Com
pany, Chicagol. continues to be one of the
most welcome of all our literary exchanges
1t is, perhaps, less aggressive than under
the former management, but then it moves
in less contentious and more pleasant paths
than are laid out in political or govern
mental debate L appeals to the best tastes
of cultured readers, and encourages many
capable writers, but for it heretofore I'M
known, who should be known for true
merit. So the 4" Current is filling broad
and fruitful field and doing great good.
The March number of the " Brooklyn
Magazine contains four Plymouth pulpit
sermons, by the late Henry Ward Beecher,
which, on account of his unexpected de-
cease, will be read with more than usual
interest The subjects of the discourses
are Fidelity" " Hopefulness,' Every
Man Pants His Own Picture of God, y
and Moral Seed Servings. Publication
Office, $50 Pearl street, New York.
The English Magazine for March
(Macmillan & Co., New York and London)
is at hand. 1t is rich in good matter, bright
in illustration and varied as to contents.
Among the papers of especial interest is
one by Bertha Thompson on tThe Country
of George Sand, with illustrations. IAN
Unknown Country, by the author of John
Halifax, Gentleman" is monograph of
especial attraetiyeness.
The Library Magazine, published in
semi-weekly or monthly parts, by John b.
Alden, New York, is one of the cheapest
publications of choice literature ever is
sued. The parts for March make volume
of IT'S pages, containing in republication
the best articles in the leading reviews, ETC.,
together with original papers of similar